Continuous concave functions

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Let ‎$‎‎f:(0,+‎\infty‎)\to‎\mathbb{R}‎$ ‎be a‎ ‎concave ‎and ‎continuous ‎function. I know that ‎$‎‎f$ ‎satisfies ‎the ‎following inequalities (for all ‎$‎x,y\in(0,‎\infty‎)‎$‎):‎

‎‎ ‎(1) ‎$‎‎f(‎\lambda ‎x+(1-‎\lambda) ‎y‎‎)‎\geq‎‎\lambda‎ f(x)+(1-‎\lambda‎)f(y)\;\;;‎0‎<‎\lambda‎‎<1‎‎‎$‎‎

(2) ‎‎$‎‎f(x+h)+f(x-h)-2f(x)‎\leq0 ‎\;\;‎; ‎h‎>0‎‎‎$‎‎

‎ (3) ‎$‎‎‎\frac{‎‎f(x+h_2)-f(x)}{{h_2}}‎‎-‎‎\frac{f(x)-‎‎f(x-h_1)}{{h_1}}\leq0‎\;\;;‎ ‎h_1,h_2‎>0$‎‎‎

‎ (4) ‎$‎‎‎‎‎\frac{‎‎f(x_4)-f(x_3)}{{x_4}-x_3}‎\leq‎‎‎‎\frac{‎‎f(x_2)-f(x_1)}{{x_2}-x_1}\;\;; x_4‎>x_3‎>x_2‎>x_1‎‎‎$‎‎‎‎

‎ (5) ‎$‎\frac{1}{2}(f(x_2)+f(x_1))‎\leq‎‎‎\frac{1}{x_2-x_1}\int_{x_1}^{x_2}f(u)du‎‎\leq‎ f(‎\frac{x_2+x_1}{2}‎)‎‎$‎ ‎ In addition, I know that (1) and (4) are equivalent moreover (2) implies (3) also (3) implies (4) after that (4) implies (5). Now my question is :‎‎ ‎ How can I prove that (2) implies (3) and how about (4) implies (5)? thanks a lot. ‎ ‎